Author has written 25 stories for Radio Dramas, Smallville, Burn Notice, Cape, Eureka, Shadow, Castle, Covert Affairs, Sherlock, Avengers, Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Misc. Movies, Zorro, and Once Upon a Time.

Greetings, I am the Red Fedora, avid fan of 1940s detective serials and classic noir fiction and also of the game 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego' -- hence the inspiration for my name. (and yes I do own a red fedora)

I enjoy a wide variety of shows, comics, books and genre so my stories will most likely be varied. I don't write Slash (sorry if that offends you) and will keep my ratings at T or lower as I usually write for kids productions (which won't be published here) and so I don't really think out plots above that rating. I am willing to beta stories (see my list of categories) but I don't read stories with ratings over T.

I have been a reader and reviewer of fanfiction for several years and have enjoyed the stories very much. I hope you will enjoy mine as well!

12/15/14 - wishing you and yours a Peaceful Christmas and a Hopeful New Year!

Jamie grinned. "We're taking the night off. Go change in the alley and meet me inside." One-shot written for The Red Fedora who asked for "Something funny and lighthearted - maybe Orwell forcing Vince to have fun - take a night off."

It's been 3 months since the Pink Panthers were taken down - 3 months since Neal Caffrey died. June's been keeping a secret, and now she's hoping that Christmas brings contact with someone who's terribly missed.

Alfred's been through a lot these past years, but has anyone ever wondered what it was like to be him as all these radical events happened? Wonder no more! Some crucial moments and events from our favorite British butler's eyes! Feels and family fluff will ensue!

A language barrier and army dispatch combine to create a big problem for Sergeant Garcia. With Don Diego out of town, it's up to the acting commandante and Corporal Reyes to save the day using their own brand of ingenuity. Based on the Walt Disney series.

Five times through the centuries that Spock of Vulcan was surprised by Jim Kirk's human selflessness, and one time he was not at all surprised. Gen, mainly self-indulgent fluff, H/C, angst, little bit of whatever else I come up with. No real spoilers until final chapter.

As Natasha went about her missions, the silence was broken only by a voice from above...that never shut up. A drabble about the mischief Clint is capable of with nothing but open-link comm equipment and time on his hands. T to be safe. Hints of potential romance.

The love story of Irene and Sherlock rarely has a happy ending. From Sherlock's point of view, explore one possibility of happiness that Sherlock gains from Irene. [For reviewer floratang for her review request]

Poor Mrs. Ramsey doesn't understand how five-year-old Lily Watson knows so much about crime scenes, advanced weaponry, and complicated medical terminology. Determined to get to the bottom of the situation, she calls in Lily's parents - the perfectly pleasant, average, normal Mr. and Mrs. Watson - for a conference. "Appearances can be deceiving" has never been more accurate...

Still fuming from the pitch bath, Capitán Monastario devises a new scheme to capture his nemesis, but an old Indian legend and superstitious sergeant may throw a wrench in his plans. Takes place between the episodes "Garcia's Secret Mission" and "Double Trouble for Zorro." Based on the Walt Disney series.

Joan and Sherlock reunite after the events of Paint It Black - Originally posted on tumblr. I went through and combed out this little fic's gnarled tenses and straightened some of its crooked phrasing so it is a little easier to read. Comfort fic, i.e., I wrote it to make myself feel better after the end scene of 2x22.

Episode tag for 2x22, "Paint it Black." When she pushed through the revolving door and stepped out onto the sidewalk, Sherlock was there. Instead of worry buried under scorn, she saw an echo of the haunted man who'd found Irene and blamed himself for what was done to her.

SPOILERS. Healing takes time, and the road to recovery is never easy. Missing scenes and the aftermath of Star Trek: Into Darkness. Part 14: "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ― J.R.R. Tolkien

After the Enterprise spends five years in deep space, Starfleet decide it is high time to make some bureaucratic changes. If evil twins, sex pollen and transporter malfunctions are going to become standard, they are going to need more paperwork.

Movieverse, but back before the movies, when fresh out of college Virginia Potts got called up to be Tony Stark's personal assistant. I like to play with beginnings. Has now progressed through the first movie... And... let's see where it goes, shall we?

Sherlock is visited by three women after being nearly-murdered: the first startles him enough his heart nearly stops again. The second throws papers down on his bed and calls him names. The third almost makes him forget the other two even exist. Spoilers Episode 3 series 3

John had been noticeably absent from the Mind Palace, and Sherlock wants to know why. One night he sits down with the withdrawn, grieving John Watson in an attempt to understand why...and offer some not-necessarily unwelcome marriage counseling while he's at it. After all, he owes Mary a favor. Spoilers for His Last Vow.

After the occurrences in "Meaningless Incidents," things changed but two unspoken rules remain: 1) Feelings for each other are never verbalized to anyone else; 2) Physical demonstrations of affection in public are forbidden. Semi related collection of stories of Watson & Holmes trying to keep things private. Sheer fluffy joanlock a bit of angst and hurt/comfort. Last chapter is up!

"He thinks of Baker Street often." A bit of a character study with a loose plot set just before The Empty Hearse. John on Mary, Sherlock, and moving on...no spoilers! Mary/John, no Johnlock. Just an army doctor who misses his best friend and is trying to move on with his life. A slightly sweet, angsty interlude between Reichenbach and the reunion.

Sherlock knew his dancing partner wasn't at his crime solving partner's wedding. [Not Very Spoiling Spoilers for those who have not watched A Sign of Three] A/N: My first Sherlock published fic. Please let me know how you liked it and how I tried to capture the characters.

Jim's been running on fumes since Nero and Bones hasn't been able to shake off the knowledge that he let his friend down when Jim needed him the most. The solution to both problems required an impromptu kidnapping and far too much turkey. Post ST Thanksgiving fluff.

"Watson, you know that there are risks entailed in the work that I— that we perform. You cannot do the work without undertaking those risks." They turned left from the hallway into the glare of sunlight from the high windows, and gunfire scattered them. (There's one blink-and-you'll-miss-it comment that refers to something from S2 but I don't consider it a spoiler.)

Emma has always bottled up her emotions to keep them from getting the best of her, but when a trap set by Pan releases all the demons she keeps inside, she learns that sometimes you have to trust people and stop pushing them away. "It's just you and me trying to find the light, like ships in the night." Hook/Emma. One-shot.

Irene Adler was dead. And my friend Sherlock Holmes refused to eat, sleep, speak, or do anything at all besides stand by the window and compose. Until Molly Hooper braved the steps of our flat, bringing the one thing no one thought he needed: a fairytale.Tag and AU for Scandal in Belgravia

Five times Spock wore something other than his uniform, and one time he was only too glad to put the uniform back on. Answer to an LJ writing prompt for non-uniform!clothes!love. Triumvirate gen!fic, highly likely to include fluff, angst, crack, and anything else you usually see from me. You have been warned. Last Chapter technically an AOS crossover, full warnings inside.

Pi: "Less talking, Sherlock, more tending. Former-doctor's orders." Set at the end of 1x24, sometime between the hospital and the roof. Pie: Now he looked affronted. "I did not buy the pie, Watson. I made it." Yet another episode-tag fic, following shortly after the end of 1x24.

Some are saying that the end of the world is nigh. Even with natural disasters, mid-air near misses and rolling blackouts, Tony doesn't buy it. But it does make him consider what he'd regret never doing if Judgment Day arrived. A T/Z story. *Suggest you avoid this one if you're sensitive to natural disasters right now.*

"In the two seconds directly after he extended his legs in front of him to breach the window and before his boots made contact, Clint had one thought: 'well… this is a bad idea.'" Filling in the blanks during and after the battle.

Four melodramatic ways Sherlock dreamed of finally returning to London, and the one rather boring (but a Bit Good) way it actually happened. Gen, fiveshot, basic conjectural spoilers for speculative S3, with a dash of ACD canon.

Five times Spock's Vulcan characteristics saved his human crewmates, and one time those crewmen's human characteristics returned the favor. Gen, Triumvirate-centric. Here be crack, fluff, a dash of H/C, and heaven only knows what else. Read at your own risk.

Merlin has always thought that the sorcerer chooses the familiar; his new familiar begs to differ. Fix-it fic, of sorts, for events in the S5 finale. Epilogue - At Beltane, Merlin decides to use the Horn of Cathbhadh to make peace with his past - only to find that the one man he truly wants to speak with does not appear when he summons. Now added: Deleted Scenes.

"When I first heard about your magic, Merlin, my opinions of you did not change. They solidified, and I saw more truth to what I had observed than I ever had before." Merthian AU. Set post-5x04. Post-Reveal. Rated high T for suggestive content in final chapter. Special thank you to ErinNovelist for the book cover!

A collection of future fics set at least four years down the road, when the tension and distrust of S3 are a distant memory. Undeniably fluffy or bittersweet. NOT in any chronological order, more like stories around the table. Relatively canon.

Back in the 2011 Thor movie, I can't be the only person who felt like something went missing, between "...and Asgard. That's where I come from." and "Thank you, Jane."? Strictly a shot at a gap-filling scene, REPOSTED 21st February 2013 after a very light rewrite not changing anything of substance. Brief A/N added.

Set during 'Broken', a series of one-shots as the curse breaks over Storybrooke, and the characters' lives are altered completely. Between one breath and the next, memories are restored, families are reunited, and old heartbreaks are recalled.

In a hospital basement, the desperate Jefferson rescues a woman thought long dead from Mr. Gold's past in order to obtain the Dark One's help in the war against Regina that is about to begin. Half the curse is broken but there are hearts to mend and evil queens to kill in order for it to be fully obliterated. Sequel to 'Tale as Old as Time', but can stand as it's own story as well

They hold hands. And it doesn't mean anything, it doesn't have to mean anything, but it does. Because that's them. Because holding hands means 'I got you' and because she might never come back. Minor Spoilers for 3x10 - Let's Dance.

'Their first hotel room adventure may have been a while ago but Annie remembers the way he looked at her and she decides to change the game.' Annie/Eyal, Post-'This Is Not America', added/extended/changed scene.

The three days following Gotham's final victory over Bane were the longest three days of Selina Kyle's life ... three days of just watching and waiting for the sun to rise again. Contains spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises.

Set after the events of MI: Ghost Protocol. Sometimes even William Brandt needs a tissue. Includes Jane Carter, Benji Dunn and William Brandt. Lots and lots of William Brandt. No slash, nearly no Hunt. And I'm not even sorry. Cos there was this time, and then there was this time… Rated T for part 4. I own nothing but the things in my flat with receipts. YMMV re: humour.

"Ya know, I was you for Halloween one year, Cap." That, and the fact she presented him with a Captain America action figure to sign, are what make Steve Rogers completely awestruck by Darcy Lewis. SteveDarcy, oneshot

A filler chapter for the upcoming book, LEAP YEAR: Test of the Professionals. In all the insanity that is London, men are expected to court their fiancee's on a daily basis and provide the perfect gifts. What can go wrong? Plenty, if your friends have anything to do with it.

She is as aware of his desire to settle down as she is of the reasons he has not done so, and she meets the thought with an exhausting mix of guilt and hope – T/Z in the hours before they become uncle and aunt to McJellybean. One shot.

There were downsides to Peter's "reassignment"; the cramped warehouse, the snotty interns, the crappy coffee - he hadn't thought it could get that bad. But on the upside, he'd never eaten better than the three nights a week Neal came over to help with dinner. Post "Most Wanted", no slash!

John Watson, late of Her Majesty's Army and specifically a tour in Afghanistan, is drifting in London, alone and without purpose, until he meets two very remarkable people who will test his loyalty and change his life forever. Written for sherlockrebang, summer 2012. Triplicate crossover/AU with ACDcanon, DW, and Sherlock. Features Thirteen!Sherlock and Weeping Angels. Gen.

Belle sells herself to Rumple as a slave in exchange to save her fathers kingdom. But as time passes does she see her sacrifice bloom into something more with the seemingly devious Rumple? Alternate ending up.

Post-movie. After Loki, they all sleep, only because he doesn't sleep at all. Or, five nights the team slept well, and the one night they returned the favor to the Hawk that guarded them all. No pairings or slash.

My usual fandom catch-all for drabbles, ficlets, and oneshots. Gen. Will contain anything from fluff to crack to h/c and heaven only knows what else. This: Sherlock returns, and while most people are angry with him, John is the first and only one to tell him he did the right thing.

The story of each and every one of those one hundred coffees that Kate owes Rick. Castle/Beckett. Now COMPLETE. Spoilers now include "Undead Again" in the EPILOGUE/START OF SEQUEL, which is what I just added. Fluff, angst, reality.

Season 3 left us with a BIG problem - how to reunite Peter and Neal. Neal's in paradise, but he wants to be home. Peter's at home, but it's not the same without Neal. There are a lot of hurdles to be cleared, but this is my take on it.

Post Reichenbach. John copes by sending texts to Sherlock's old phone. He expects the number to be reassigned soon. Sherlock drafts responses, but doesn't send them. Yet. Spoilers for Season 2. Complete.

Regina plots to cripple Mr. Gold by placing a girl named Annabelle French back into Gold's life. After having everything in place to destroy him, all Regina must do is sit back and watch the heartless Mr. Gold slowly become undone by one he thought dead.

Class reunions can be hell. Benji is quite aware of that fact. And he really does not want to re-meet the people who used to mock him during basic training. So it's up to his team to convince him to go to the reunion. And this time, they're coming along.

Jane is far from plain. Nor is she helpless. But that doesn't mean she doesn't need her team when it comes to becoming a stronger agent. Action drabble inspired by Keri Hilson's song "Pretty Girl Rock." Includes some Carter/Brandt flirting.

Kate wants to be more. She wants to spend time with her dad and revive old father-daughter traditions. That was the plan anyway, until he ends up in the hospital two days before Christmas. Lucky for her, Castle is always by her side in times of need. COMPLETE

Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. When Mbaruku Uhura's daughter brings home an alien Starfleet officer, will light bend through his fear enough for him to see the colors within? Complement to "The Rose Garden," Story #5111874.

Another mission completed, the team is on their way back home. They're being flown back in a small, private jet, and in the quiet after all the stress of the mission, Jane happens to be watching Ethan. Wanna know what she sees? Click to read .. ;-l ..

Tag to 3.16 Judgement Day - Neal and Peter make the hard decisions, and deal with the immediate fallout. Yes, others have already posted on this topic - I had to take a deep breath for a couple of days just to absorb what had happened. This is my take.

Tamina's thoughts when she was wrenching herself out of Dastan's grip in the sandglass chamber... and whether she really remembered everything later. Dastan and Tamina's love story that transcended time

An extended ending to Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Agents Jane Carter and William Brandt share a moment regarding Brandt's choice to stay on the team. One shot. Includes Agent Benji Dunn as well! Brandt/Carter

Speculative post-Season 2 fic written for holmestice on LiveJournal. After Sherlock's apparent death, John re-enlists in the QDG, an unwitting puppet in Mycroft Holmes's manipulations. There, he discovers that his allies might just be his worst enemies.

After saving a Kingdom and becoming a Princess, Emma finds the Huntsman in the woods. Can the advice of Rumpelstiltskin convince her to see if she and Graham are meant for each other? Or will the last piece of Emma's happily ever after be lost forever?

A series of unusual suicides lead Peter and Neal into the world of the occult, and a scam. However a sudden turn in Neal's luck leave some believing in a true curse...as bad goes to worse they find a dangerous enemy where they least expect to find one.

Story told through 221B drabble format, which I created for the ACD!Holmes fandom years ago. Written for LJ's Watson's Woes MiniWriMo. Kid!fic, so if that and fluff aren't your cup of tea feel free to skip this one.

Capitán Monastario concocts a daring new plan to save face after Don Nacho Torres flees the Mission San Gabriel. Takes place between the episodes "The Ghost of the Mission" and "Zorro's Romance." Based on the Walt Disney series.

"I believe that you owed my grandmother a dance, soldier." When a figure straight from Peggy Carter's bedtime stories shows up, Darcy Lewis has no choice but to see the tale concluded. Darcy, Steve/Peggy

"There's something you don't get told in fairytales. True love, or love in general, isn't usually about one night, one kiss, one moment, and then instant happily ever after." Chlollie one-shot. Spoilers until Fortune.

152 voicemails and 238 text messages, that is what flashed on the screen of Jo Lupo's PDA when she finally turned it on. 1794 the number of days before those who had been lost would come home. Now fully complete. Rated T for strong themes

Having decided that the Medics can not possibly have done a good enough job, he rebandages her wounds, also doing his best to keep those old wounds, the ones that kept her up at night which were cut too deep and healed too thin, from opening up again.

My AU foray beyond Under the Radar, which started as a story to keep me occupied during hiatus. A friendship struggles as Neal finds his future path. Spoilers for everything up to S3, no slash. AU but in character.

My turn at a follow-up to Episode 3.10 - Elizabeth Burke has been kidnapped, and all efforts are focused on getting her back. But there's another question as well - can Peter and Neal's partnership be saved?

John can't sleep because his infant daughter can't sleep. Sherlock can't think because of all the crying. And Mary can't seem to calm the infant either. Sherlock's robotic response to the problem reveals something very human at his core. Fluffy one shot!

H/C fic written for a LiveJournal community. Five times Bones comforted Jim, and one time Jim returned the favor. Full summary and details regarding title inside. Set immediately post-XI movie era through a projected second five-year mission.

Since a starship captain is more valuable than a blind Science Officer, Spock becomes a political scapegoat in addition to a victim of the Denevan tragedy. Post-Operation Annihilate AU. Epistolary fic. Full summary inside. Political conspiracy, H/C.

Harold and Winthrop sneak a piece of fudge from the kitchen, confident they will not be caught. But when Marian applies unorthodox methods to investigate, Harold discovers sneaking confections can lead to something far sweeter.

John gets creative about getting Sherlock to take cases-hilarity ensues. And then, all too quickly, so does reality. Non-slash, even if you read upside down and backwards. Later chapters may tend towards a T rating. Read and review, please!

Several weeks after the explosion at the pool following "The Great Game" episode, Lestrade visits the recuperating Sherlock and John at 221B Baker Street. He brings case files and food... and a visitor in tow.

In response to the many questions following the story- Shipped Apart. I mentioned a story where Zane locks Jo in a massage room at the Shangri-La Spa in order to get her to talk to him. The story didn't exist…until now.

Shortly after their engagement, Tamina's advisors discover Dastan's true roots, forcing her to consider what they might mean for the future of their relationship, as well as Alamut's alliance with Persia. Dastan/Tamina, with some brotherly bickering thro

Five reasons why the crew of the Enterprise would follow James T. Kirk to Hell and back, and one reason why he would do the same. Sixshot, nonslash. Kirk-and-Spock-centric whumpage. What's not to love?

Spock reluctantly accepts an invitation in order to fulfill one of Amanda's greatest wishes. What will he learn as he gets to know the human side of his family? Spock, Uhura, the Grayson Family. Flashbacks of Sarek and Amanda. Complete.

James Kirk having a bad day, and his two best friends' relentless bickering drives him over the edge. After a massive blowout, he retreats to one of the Enterprise's pools to swim out his frustrations. But McCoy refuses to let him swim alone. NO Slash.

Arwen. Set during 2.04, a scene I decided should be inserted between the awesome trios arrival back to Camelot and Arthur presenting Gwen to Morgana. It's not great, but i spent ages finishing it so up it goes. The characters got away from me a bit.

A glum Watson, returning from a depressing day at work, is surprised to find Sherlock Holmes indulging in his most peculiar habit yet.... My first One Shot. I usually run to longer stories than this, but I hope you enjoy it and laugh anyway!

His mouth curves in that small understanding smile, but he doesn’t say anything, and she would turn and kiss him for that if she didn’t really want that hot chocolate. Megan/Larry. Sequel to "Out in the Cold."

A tribute to all the hard-working men and women who deal with their careers and parenthood at the same time. They ARE my heroes! Based or shall I say inspired by an uninvited slimy houseguest...COMPLETE!

Sequel to Gordon's Shadow. After Officer Martin leaves Gordon's office, Batman and Gordon need to talk. Why was Batman waiting there? And how much does Gordon know? Two lonely people in the darkness of a Gotham City night. Gen.

Begins a few hours after of A Clue: No. Robin and Marian come to terms with each other, the new aspects of their relationship and what to do about Gisborne. Note At time of writing, Season Two has aired in the UK but not here in Oz. RM

PostDH but before epilogue. Sometimes one can find comfort in the most unlikely place...or with an unexpected person. The [friendship only] pairings make sense in my head... Comments and suggestions welcome.

Katie Bell has a list. A list of very specific traits she wants in a boyfriend, all ending with the perfect kiss. But what started out as innocent fun, is now showing her what she never before noticed...FWKB

Out of all the dangers she had managed to survive during her time with the Agency…bullets, speeding cars, rogue agents, the random explosion…Annie had never imagined that this might be how she would meet her end. Her body likely never to be found…just another unnamed star carved into a marble wall.

Based on the movie by the same title in which George C Scott provides a brilliant performance as Justin Playfair, a retired Manhattan judge who believes that he is Sherlock Holmes. The film leaves the audience with a rather sudden cliff-hanger. This is my humble attempt to fill in what might have happened after the screen went dark.

A collection of one-shots inspired by songs...now playing - What do you say when your best friend is about to make the biggest mistake of his life? ... And what do you say when it turns out that you were right? Set to 'In My Veins' by Andrew Belle

Natasha was his partner and her safety was his responsibility - his alone. He would not fail her again. She was more than his partner; she was the other half of his soul. Without the Spider, there was no Hawk.

She knew that it was more than a just a fairytale. It wasn't by chance that the book had come to her…for she knew the story beyond where it ended. It was her story. She was the princess in the tale, or at least she had been once upon a time.

In the real world, good did not always win, there was no such thing as magic and fairy godmothers, happy endings were rare and evil was rarely as easily identifiable as in tales. In the real world, villains rarely ever wore black, unless it was tailored and Armani.

Reveal your true nature to no one and keep your mask firmly in place at all times. Trust was just a game, a tool used to exploit the weak…and yet she now found herself standing at the edge of a precipice, weighing the risk of dismissing her cardinal rule.

Now playing - There was no going back. She had seen that much in his eyes. Castle was gone and it was all her fault. She had never meant for him to find out this way. Set to Breathe Again by Sara Bareilles. Spoilers included for 47 Seconds.